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hedgehopped

hedgehopped is the simple past and past participle of hedgehop.

Meaning of hedgehop

Verb

hedgehop (third-person singular simple present hedgehops, present participle hedgehopping, simple past and past participle hedgehopped)

  1. (intransitive) Of an aircraft: to fly very close to the ground, such that evasive manoeuvres need to be taken to avoid obstacles.
  2. (intransitive) Of birds: to move along the line of a hedge; to move by flying from one hedge, bush, or the like, to another close by.
    • Gluttonous, hoarding jay; he should have hedge-hopped and lurched from tree to tree in his usual furtive manner.1967, J. A. Baker, The Peregrine, page 41
  3. (intransitive) Of people: to run and jump over a series of hedges, fences, etc., as a pastime.

Questions about hedgehopped

What is hedgehopped the simple past and past participle of?
Hedgehopped is the simple past and past participle of hedgehop.

Words near hedgehopped in the dictionary

  1. hedgehoggy
  2. hedgehogless
  3. hedgehoglike
  4. hedgehogs
  5. hedgehop
  6. hedgehopped
  7. hedgehopper
  8. hedgehoppers
  9. hedgehopping
  10. hedgehops
  11. hedgehyssop

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